FYI: Cuban Tree Frog, Florida

Source: National Geographic on Photo of the Day: Best of August 2009

Quote from the original article:
"This is a Cuban tree frog on a tree in my backyard in southern Florida. How and why he ate this light is a mystery. It should be noted that at the time I was taking this photo, I thought this frog was dead, having cooked himself from the inside. I'm happy to say I was wrong. After a few shots he adjusted his position. So after I was finished shooting him, I pulled the light out of his mouth and he was fine. Actually, I might be crazy but I don't think he was very happy when I took his light away."

Photograph by James Snyder

FYI: The Secret Slaughter of the Dolphins

While I was browsing the news in internet, I read a shocking article in thesun.co.uk website about the secret slaughter of the dolphins.

The most shocking moment was when I saw the picture of the sea turns red with the blood of the dolphins massacred by fishermen in the cove at Taiji, in Japan (below).

Taiji, the small Japanese coastal town - population 3,000 - is the largest supplier of dolphins to marine parks and programmes around the world.

Once the Dolphins are trapped inshore, dolphin trainers fly in from around the world to select the fittest young, mainly female, animals to put them in captivity. But it is what happens to the hundreds remaining that is so shocking. The locals herd them around the edge of the bay to a secret cove, fenced off with barbed wire and patrolled tightly by security men and police. The dolphins are never seen again.

Nearly 2,000 dolphins are slaughtered in Taiji every year - stabbed with sharp poles as they desperately try to escape.

While we are so happy and amaze watching the Dolphin shows (most of the Dolphins were taken from their free life at the sea into captivity) and praise them for their intelligence, we don't realize what was happened behind it... how they were captured, what happened to thousands of them, how some people didn't realize they ate slaughtered/massacred Dolphins meat (as substitute of whale meat)... I just can't imagine it does happens... :(

Read the full article here.

FYI: Baby Panda Sleeps

Source: TheSun.co.uk, published on 10 Nov 2008.

Text quoted from the article:

"IT’S hard work being a panda cub – and these exhausted specimens can bearly keep their eyes open.
The cuddly characters curled up for fur-ty winks before feeding time at a busy breeding research centre.

Bosses at the base in Chengdu, South West China, hope to boost numbers of the endangered beast via artificial breeding techniques.

But this dozy lot were more interested in their bamboo-ty sleep.

After all, they wouldn’t want dark rings round their eyes."

FYI: Gundam Fiesta 2009 in Singapore

So far, I only know that my nephew is big fan of Gundam... everytime he came to Singapore, for sure he will buy one or two, and he has collected quite number of Gundam plastic models. And, so far, I only shake my head everytime he bought it because it is not cheap... at least SGD25 per model.

Since yesterday, there is Gundam exhibition in the mall near my house. They call the event, Gundam Fiesta 2009 (2 - 14 Sep), to celebrate its 30 years. Curiously, I walk through the exhibition and, instantly, I amaze with it... so many kinds of it and not only little children and teenagers love it... even young adults love it too!! I took out my Samsung Omnia and start took picture of those plastic models.

Well... it reminds me of my childhood time, this kind of toy is considered expensive item for me and, that time, I only had one F18 Hornet model (don't know where it is now)... assembled it took quite amount of time but very enjoyable...

Interested and want to know more about Gundam? Visit this Wikipedia page.

Here are the complete photo taken from the Gundam Fiesta 2009.